Measuring device for pumps.



No. 761,444. PATBNTED MAY 31, 1904.

W. J'. BUSSINGER.

MBASRINGl DEVICE FOR PUMPS.

APPLIOATION FILED MAY 25, 1903'.

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APPLIOATION FILED MAY 25. 1903. NO MODEL.

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UNITED STATES i Patented May 31, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

I/VILLIAM J. BUSSINGER, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO NATIONAL SPECIALTY MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF PHILADEL- PHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, A FIRM.

NIEASURING DEVICE FOR PUMPS- SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 761,444, dated May 31, 1904.

Application filed May 25, 1903. Serial No. 158,602.A (No model.)

l sylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Measuring Devices for Pumps, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an attachment to a pump adapted to raise molasses or other liq- IO nids from barrels or like receptacles.

It consists of means for measuring and recording the quantity of liquid raised and for preventing excessive delivery of such liquid.

It further consists of novel details of construction, all as will be hereinafter set forth.

Figure l represents a top plan View of a measuring device embodying my invention. Fig. 2 represents a partial side elevation and partial vertical section of the same. Fig. 3

2O represents my device in top plan view, portions of the casing being removed. Fig. 4 represents a section on the line .e Fig. 3, Figs. 3 and 4 being on an enlarged scale. Figs. 5 to 10 represent detached portions of the device.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in the figures.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates a casing, of which the top 2 has apertures 3, 4, Imprinted or cast on the top 2 adjacent the openings 4 and 5 are scales 6 and 7, the function of which will appear. Passing freely through the aperture 3, which extends down through the casing 1, is a rod 8, having at its upper end a crank-handle 9. Afixed to the vlowerside of the casing 1 is a spout 10, from which depends a pump-tube 11. It will be understood that the rod 8 and tube 11 pass down to the bottom of a barrel and there conneet with a rotary or like pumpadapted to deliver a given Volume of liquid through the spout 10 at each rotation of the rod 8. As the pump per se forms no part of the present invention,I have not deemed it necessary to On the rod 8 is fixed a gear 12, meshing with a gear 13 on a horizontal shaft 14, mounted in brackets 15 within the casing 1.

A worm 16 on the shaft 14 engages with` `shaft 18 holds the disks 20 and 22 in frictional contact. Pivoted in lugs 26 on the-disk 23 is an index-lever 27, provided with a knob or handle 28, a depending dog or lug 29, and a .tip or pointer 30. Also iixed on the shaft 18 is a pinion 31", meshing with a pinion 32 on a shaft 33, carried in bearings 34 and having a worm 35, these last four parts being similar to the parts 13, 14, 15, and 16, before described. y

On a vertical shaft 36 is a beveled gear 37, meshing with the worm 35.V rlhe shaft 36 bears at its upper end above the plate 19 a disk 38, on the upper surface of which is a Vfixed finger 39. i Pivoted at 40 in the upper part of the casing 1 is a lever 41, one end of which projects through the apertures 42 in the case 1 and may have a button 43. On the lever 41 is a lug y44, adapted to engage in thev notches 21 and 24 of the disks 20 and 23. A

vtank or other reservoir, the operator first sets the index as shown in Figs. 1, 4, and 9 of the drawings. As the gear 17 has thirty -two teeth, it is evident that the fourth rotation of the rod 8 will have delivered one pint through the spout 10 and will have advanced the disks 20 and 23, locked together by the dog 29, so

If it is dethat the notch marked X, Fig. 9, is brought opposite the lug 44 of the lever 41. As, however, the lug 44 can only enter when the single notch 24 of the upper disk 23 coincides in position with one et' the notches 21 of the disk 20, (f/wfd@ Fig. 6,) the rotation of the rod may be'continued until a second pint has been delivered. Then the lug 44 will slip into the notches in both disks, as shown in Figs. Tand 10. The index 27 then indicates one quart on the scale 6. At the same time the lug 45 has entered the path of the dog 46, which prevents the vfurther rotation ot' the rod 8.

It is evident that to draw any number o't' pints up to one gallon it is only requisite to withdraw the lug 44 by pressing the button 43 on the lever 4l and rotating the disk 23 until the index 27 indicates the desired quantity. To deliver more than a gallon, it is necessary to again disengage the lugs 44 and 45 after the disks have made each one complete rotation, which is registered on the scale 7 by the index 39.

It is :further evident that various changes may be made by those skilled in the art which may come within the scope oi' my invention, and I do not, therefore, desire to be limited in every instance to the exact construction herein shown and described.

Having thus described my invention, what I. claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. In a measuringdevice, a pump-actuating rod, a rotary disk operatively connected therewith, recesses in said disk, a lug adapted to engage with said recesses and means secured within said device and connected with said lug for preventing the further rotation of said rod after the delivery ot a predetermined quantity.

2. In a measuring1 device, a pump-actuating rod, a rotary disk operatively connected therewith, recesses in said disk, a second recessed disk adjacent said Iirst-named disk, means for causing the recesses in said disk to coincide, a lug adapted to enter such coincident recesses and means connected with said lugs for preventing the further rotation et' said rod after the delivery o't' a predetermined quantity.

3. `In a measuringdevicc, a pump-actuating rod, a rotary disk operatively connected with said rod and a registering-disk operatively connected with said first-named disk and adjustable thereon.

4. In a measuring device, a pump-actuating rod, a rotary disk operatively connected with said rod, a registering-disk Jr'rietionally connected with said iirst-namcd disk and a second registering-disk positively connected to said li rs t-n amed disk.

5. In a measuring device For pumps, pumpactuating means, means for stopping said actuating means, adjustable means pern'iitting the operation of said stopping means at any oi a plurality ot numbers of strokes ot' the pump and manually-operative means VFor releasing said stoppingmeans and thereby allowing an invariable additional number of strokes to be given to the pump.

6. In a measuring device vtor pumps, a pumpactuating rod, means for stopping said rod, adjustable means for permitting the operation ot' said stopping' means at any of a plurality of numbers of movements et' said rod and manually-operative means Vfor releasing said stopping' means and thereby allowing an invariable additional number of movements to be given to said rod.

7. In a measuring device Ylor pumps, a casing, a pump-actuating rod, means in said casing and engageable with said rod for stopping the same, adjustable means for permitting the operation of said stopping means at any of a plurality of movements of said rod and manually-operative means allowing an invariable additional number ot' movements to be given to said rod.

8. In a measuring device VFor pumps, pumpactuating means, means for stopping' said actuating means, means for iermittine' the o eration ot' said stopping means at any of a plurality of numbers of strokes of the pump, means lor indicating the quantity ot' liquid delivered by the pump when stopped, manually-operatim means AFor releasing said stopping means whereby an invariable additional number of strokes may be given to the pump and means for indicating the additional quantity of liquid delivered by reason ol said additional number of strokes.

9. In a measuring device vfor pumps, pumpactuating means, means Yfor stopping said actuating means, adjustable means tor permitting the operation of said stopping' means at any of a plurality of numbers otl strokes ot' the pump, means for indicating the quantity of liquid delivered by the pump when stopped, mamially-operative means for releasing said stopping means whereby an invariable additional number of strokes maybe given to the pump and means for indicating the total quantity of liquid delivered by the pump at a plurality of successive operations.

l0. Inameasuring device torpumps, pumpactuating means, means `for stopping said actuating means, adjustable means 't'or permitting' the operation of said stopping' means at any of a plurality of numbers ot' strokes olAL the pump, a scale, means manually movable from a lixed point thereon and automatically returnable thereto for indicating the quantity o'f liquid delivered by the pump when stopped and manually-operative means for releasing said stopping means whereby an invariable additional number of strokes may be given to the pump.

IVILLIAM J. BUSSINGER. W'itnesses:

JOHN A. IVIEDERsnmM, C. l). MCVAY.'

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